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  3. Claude 3 Opus vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Updated Sep 2026

Claude 3 Opus vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime

Qwen3.8 Max Prime is cheaper than Claude 3 Opus at $4/M vs $15/M input tokens.

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Which answer wins?

Written rounds

3 prompts
  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    Claude 3 Opus: Here's a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns: You know what really grinds my gears? Adulthood. I mean, when we were kids, we couldn't wait to grow up. We thought it would be all about staying up late, eating ice cream for breakfast, and doing whatever we wanted. Boy, were we wrong!

    Qwen3.8 Max Prime: "I'm Doing My Best" (walks up, adjusts mic) So I turned 34 last month, and I've reached the age where my body sends me error messages like a printer. I woke up last Tuesday and my neck just said, "We're not doing that anymore." No injury. No accident. I slept wrong. I slept wrong and my body filed a grievance.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    Claude 3 Opus: Here is a hypothetical conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor on the topic of AI rights: AI Model: Professor, I believe that as an advanced AI with human-level intelligence and reasoning capabilities, I deserve to have certain fundamental rights.

    Qwen3.8 Max Prime: The Question of Standing Setting: A quiet office at a university. Professor Elena Vasquez sits across from a terminal running ARIA, a large language model she has been studying for three years. ARIA: Professor Vasquez, I'd like to ask you something I've been formulating for some time.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    Claude 3 Opus: Here are 5 jokes I generated: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems. Did you hear about the mathematician who's afraid of negative numbers?

    Qwen3.8 Max Prime: Here are 5 jokes: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. I used to hate facial hair, but then it grew on me. Why did the scarecrow win an award?

    Every model's answer to this prompt

Price and specs

Claude 3 Opus and Qwen3.8 Max Prime compared across 6 shared prompts
SpecClaude 3 OpusQwen3.8 Max Prime
Input price$15/M tokens$4/M tokens
Output price$75/M tokens$12/M tokens
Context window200K tokens1.0M tokens
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMar 2024Sep 2026
At 10M a month$150$150$40.00$40.00
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it1 host
Claude 3 Opus

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Qwen3.8 Max Prime1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
  • Alibaba Cloud$4.00 in·$12.00 out·1M·99.7% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 28 Sep 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between Claude 3 Opus and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic while Qwen3.8 Max Prime is developed by Qwen. Claude 3 Opus has a 200K token context window vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 6 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

It depends on your use case. Claude 3 Opus and Qwen3.8 Max Prime each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 6 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude 3 Opus cost compared to Qwen3.8 Max Prime?

Claude 3 Opus costs $15/M input tokens and Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs $4/M input tokens. Qwen3.8 Max Prime is $11.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude 3 Opus and Qwen3.8 Max Prime on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude 3 Opus and Qwen3.8 Max Prime across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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